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Chevrolet Silverado Prices Paid and Buying Experience

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#741 of 756 Re: Think I got took [nitz1] by darkblu

May 30, 2012 (6:49 am)

Replying to: nitz1 (May 30, 2012 6:19 am)
Sounds about right to me...I think a good deal on one of these should always get you about 10% off sticker which if you did that and subtracted the 7000 then add say 5% back in for TTL, it comes out to be slightly over what your loan says. I think you did fine.

#742 of 756 Active duty & shopping? by steve_ HOST

Jun 07, 2012 (1:29 pm)

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#744 of 756 Re: Chevrolet Silverado: Prices Paid & Buying Experience [KarenS] by miked289

Jul 28, 2012 (3:08 pm)

Replying to: KarenS (Sep 15, 2003 10:39 am)
Just bought a new Silverado 1500 in Georgia.
 
2012 Silverado 1500 LT Crew Cab, 5.3L Vortec, Imperial Blue ($32,770)
All-Star Edition ($2915 - $1500 package discount)
Z-71 Off-Road Package ($345)
17 inch On/Off Road Tires ($215)
Destination ($995)
 
Total MSRP - $35,740
 
We qualified for the following incentives:
 
$3,000 - Manufacturer Cash Allowance
$1,000 - Trade-in assistance
  $750 - USAA Exclusive
  $500 - Manufacturer Bonus Cash
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$5,250 Total
 
We ended up paying $28,500 (+tax, tag, title, etc) and 2.74% APR for 60 months. Very happy with the truck and the deal.

#745 of 756 Re: Chevrolet Silverado: Prices Paid & Buying Experience [miked289] by string2

Jul 28, 2012 (4:46 pm)

Replying to: miked289 (Jul 28, 2012 3:08 pm)
Just bought a new Silverado 1500 in Georgia.
  
2012 Silverado 1500 LT Crew Cab, 5.3L Vortec, Imperial Blue ($32,770)
All-Star Edition ($2915 - $1500 package discount)
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I was real happy about the deal I made too, until I found out it didn't get the gas mileage shown on the EPA window sticker! I hope I can find a buyer for mine. GM won't make it good!!

#746 of 756 Re: Chevrolet Silverado: Prices Paid & Buying Experience [string2] by miked289

Jul 29, 2012 (11:25 am)

Replying to: string2 (Jul 28, 2012 4:46 pm)
It is only a weekend car for me so I am not so concerned with MPG. We are getting about 16.5 though. About what I expected from a full size truck and local driving. Love the truck.

#747 of 756 Re: Chevrolet Silverado: Prices Paid & Buying Experience [miked289] by jamtracy

Jul 29, 2012 (9:30 pm)

Replying to: miked289 (Jul 28, 2012 3:08 pm)
You could have left some money on the table. If you are active/reserve/retired military you can get the preferred price on these trucks. Which could have saved you another few grand. If you don't fall into this category then no worries.

#748 of 756 Re: Chevrolet Silverado: Prices Paid & Buying Experience [miked289] by string2

Jul 30, 2012 (6:45 am)

Replying to: miked289 (Jul 29, 2012 11:25 am)
It is only a weekend car for me so I am not so concerned with MPG. We are getting about 16.5 though. About what I expected from a full size truck and local driving. Love the truck.
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That's better than the average "in town" driving MPG. It will probably get good MPG on the open road too. Consider yourself lucky, You must have one of those that do work properly. They do not all give the same performance. It mostly has to do with the Active Fuel management not working as advertised (changing V8 to V4 cylinder mode). This does not trigger a trouble code and they can't find a fix for those that don't work properly. You will be able to see on your DIC gauge that it's not dropping back to V4 when you are on flat highway, in cruise control at about 68+ MPH.

#749 of 756 AFM Not working by chuck1

Aug 03, 2012 (11:09 pm)

"They do not all give the same performance. It mostly has to do with the Active Fuel management not working as advertised (changing V8 to V4 cylinder mode)."
 
String's truck isn't right and he wants everyone to know about it. That being said, this issues IS NOT a widespread problem. If you "google" this you will not find much at all!

#750 of 756 Re: AFM Not working [chuck1] by string2

Aug 04, 2012 (5:55 pm)

Replying to: chuck1 (Aug 03, 2012 11:09 pm)
"They do not all give the same performance. It mostly has to do with the Active Fuel management not working as advertised (changing V8 to V4 cylinder mode)."
  
String's truck isn't right and he wants everyone to know about it. That being said, this issues IS NOT a widespread problem. If you "google" this you will not find much at all!
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Chuck has to be working for GM. According to him, GM can do no wrong
I finally got the GM front office to look at my truck. Their engineers had me go to my local Chevy dealer. The service mgr. and mechanic road with me with my truck computer hooked up so they record its actual performance and send the results back to GM. I talked directly to the GM engineer. He said there was some drag on the engine, but they couldn't pin point it. However, he went on to say that it was working within normal limits (even though the AFM was not changing from V8 to V4 at 68+MPH on flat level hwy. and in cruise control) He also said that these truck engines are not designed to stay in V4 but just briefly because the catalytic converter would start cooling off and not stay in compliance with EPA emissions rules. I told him about Chuck and others who say they get 20 plus MPG and their AFM allows their engine to run in V4 for much longer periods of time. He didn't believe me, and said that those that are staying in V4, as stated, would NOT be working as designed. He saw that mine was staying in V8 almost 100% of the time. That was considered in the normal range, he said.
Chuck, this is GM saying this, not me! AND I DID NOT MIS-UNDERSTAND HIM!

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